The purpose of Electric Vehicles and Mobility is to help you, whatever your profile, your training or your country, find your own answers to questions such as:
- Will electric vehicles be the last to be allowed in megalopolises in the 21st century?
- Does the environmental gain from vehicle electrification justify heavy investment in charging infrastructure?
- Are electric vehicles only for wealthy people in developed countries?
This course will allow you to acquire elements from engineering science, sociology, environmental science, political science, economics, management science, in order to evaluate, analyze and implement the diffusion of electric vehicles where their use is relevant.
This MOOC is the English version of Mobilités et véhicules électriques; in the lecture videos, the teachers speak in French, nevertheless their presentation is in English and English subtitles are available.
Groupe Renault and ParisTech schools have been working together for almost 15 years on topics related to sustainable mobility. Together, they created two Master programs (Transport and Sustainable Development in 2004, Mobility and Electric Vehicles in 2010) and the Sustainable Mobility Institute Renault-ParisTech in 2009, to support ongoing changes. Electric Vehicles and Mobility is the result of this shared history and was developed from a course delivered within the Master Mobility and Electric Vehicles, led by Arts et Métiers ParisTech in partnership with Ensta ParisTech, Mines ParisTech and École des Ponts ParisTech.

<p>So far, we have discussed environmental issues, the macro and microeconomic effects of electric mobility, infrastructure needs of the electric vehicle and various business models associated with it. We can now look at electric vehicle markets.</p><p>In this chapter, we will first draw up an inventory of electric vehicle markets in France, in Europe and worldwide. Then, we will study the supporting public policies that could accompany the take-off of these markets at the French, European and global levels.</p><p>This chapter also includes three videos <em>Do you know that?</em> that will improve our knowledge of the different types of electric vehicles.</p><p>The graded assessment for chapters 5 and 6 will be found in the section following chapter 6. </p>

Taught By

Émeric FORTIN

Head of the Master in Transport and Sustainable Development

Virginie BOUTUEIL

Researcher

Transcript

-Electric vehicles are not limited to cars and commercial vehicles. Today, there is a broad range of two-wheelers, from electric bicycles to powerful motorcycles. This two-wheeler market is booming. On a global scale, the market is largely dominated by China. This dynamism is due to particularly voluntarist public policies. For instance, in major Chinese cities, thermal two-wheelers are prohibited. In Europe, two markets fare good. First, the Netherlands, mainly for 50 cubic centimeter vehicles, the second and most important is France. Last year in France, no less than 5 451 electric motorbikes and scooters have been registered. This is 2.7 times more than in 2015. As you can see, this market is very dynamic. Who are the stars of this market? Logically, in France too, 50 cc bikes since the current models offer an autonomy of 60 to 100 km which perfectly corresponds to city uses and it does not create any fear linked to electric vehicles' autonomy. Thus, last year this market experimented an impressive 178% growth with 4 650 registrations. As for 125 cc bikes, the BMW C-Evolution has been carrying the market over the last two years. This success is far from being over, since in 2017, BMW will release a new version with a 160-km autonomy instead of 100 today. Finally, even though it is marginal, the electric motorcycle segment is also very dynamic. Zero Motorcycles largely dominates its competitors with a broad range of powerful motorcycles. We see that although this market is emerging, it is already dynamic. For instance, at the Milan Motorcycle Show, we have seen that there were nice expectations since very emblematic models will be released, such as the Vespa. But in this very positive landscape, we must remember that electric two-wheelers still face very strong reluctances. First, the high cost. This is due to the low production level. Second, the need to install outlets on the street, or else how can they be charged? The French network is very small. Finally, and above all, the reputation of the products and benefits is still quite low today. In that regard, two wheeler-sharing offers are being developed, such as Cityscoot or Mober in Paris. We are quite confident that the French people will get used to these vehicles which have the added benefit of being silent.

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